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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The characters are _____________________.
(a) fictional
(b) larger than life
(c) not very believable
(d) jealous of each other

2. Who arrives at the train station a few days later?
(a) Neal
(b) Clay
(c) Robert
(d) Martin

3. How does Norman get the news?
(a) In a phone call in the middle of the night
(b) By telegram
(c) By letter
(d) By messenger

4. Norman and Paul's father is as passionate about _____________________ as he is about religion.
(a) stamp collecting
(b) metal detecting
(c) cooking
(d) fly fishing

5. Why does Norman feel he cannot help Paul?
(a) Because he was never good at this kind of thing.
(b) Because he does not know him well enough to talk to him about it
(c) Because he is not trained in psychology
(d) Because he does not like to get involved in other people's business

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Norman and Paul fish?

2. Why are Jessie and her mother tending to Jessie's brother?

3. Who in the family remains an average fisherman?

4. What does Paul put in the river?

5. What do Norman and Paul convince their father to do the next day?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Paul try to avoid Norman?

2. Where do Norman and Paul escape from Norman's family problems a few days later?

3. Why does Norman not remain to fish with Neal?

4. Who goes on the fishing trip the next morning?

5. What favor does Norman ask of his brother, Paul?

6. What happens one night after Norman and Paul spend the day fishing?

7. How does Norman react to Neal's arrival a few days later?

8. What do Norman and Paul find when they return to the spot where they left the car?

9. What do Norman and Paul receive in the form of sermons from their father?

10. Which of the two brothers is the better fisherman?

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